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  • Very young hatchling alligator in the Shark River Valley of the Florida Everglades. Singled out of a clutch of about thirty chirping babies, this one sat still enough for me to get this image, until the mother appeared and gave me a direct warning to leave them alone.
    Baby Alligator
  • This baby alligator is probably only a couple of months old where it basks in the late afternoon sunlight in the Shark River Valley of the Florida Everglades. Notice the bold black and yellow camouflage pattern - this will help hide it in its early years from hungry herons, storks, otters, raccoons and other hungry predators in the swamps until it turns the tables and begins to hunt the same animals that once used to hunt it!
    Baby Alligator Close-up
  • A well-fed juvenile American alligator enjoys a sun-warmed log in the Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida.
    Juvenile American Alligator-4
  • A well-fed juvenile American alligator enjoys a sun-warmed log in the Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida.
    Juvenile American Alligator-3
  • A well-fed juvenile American alligator enjoys a sun-warmed log in the Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida.
    Juvenile American Alligator-2
  • A well-fed juvenile American alligator enjoys a sun-warmed log in the Corkscrew Swamp near Naples, Florida.
    Juvenile American Alligator-1
  • A highly aggressive alligator lunges in a lake in Bradenton, Florida. Still slightly lean, this 8-9 foot alligator is big enough to be dangerous and will start packing on the bulk the really big gators are known for.
    Highly Aggressive Alligator
  • Alligator close-up in the Everglades National Park.
    American Alligator
  • This large adult male alligator lives in a pond in my hometown of Bradenton, Florida and is a particularly aggressive fellow. Every time I got near him, he gaped and hissed like he is in this image. For some reason he shut his eyes in this shot.
    Gaping Male Alligator
  • This very wary 7-8-foot adult American alligator is poised to launch itself out from under the cocoplum bushes if I wade any closer deep in the wilderness of the Big Cypress National Preserve in Southwest Florida. As part of the Northern Everglades watershed, this area is very rural, there is often no dry land for miles. No help either in case of an emergency.
    American Alligator in the Big Cypress
  • Alligator swimming in the Everglades National Park.
    American Alligator
  • An alligator with its head framed in shimmering light from the sun above.
    American Alligator
  • American Alligator in the Sweetwater Strand area of the Florida Everglades. This was taken in the beginning of mating season, when they tend to get a little aggressive.
    American Alligator
  • Young alligator warming up in the fall sun by a pond in North Florida. This one was about four feet in length.
    American Alligator
  • Extreme close-up of the detail of a wild American alligator.
    American Alligator
  • This cheerful alligator was photographed late this afternoon near the St. Marks River in North Florida. It was very photogenic, and even gave me a big smile and hiss before I clicked the shutter! :-)
    American Alligator
  • Alligator close-up in the Everglades National Park.
    American Alligator
  • Alligator close-up in the Everglades National Park.
    American Alligator
  • Young alligator warming up in the fall sun by a pond in Jefferson County. This one was about four feet in length.
    American Alligator
  • Alligator swimming in the Turner River, Collier County, Florida.
    American Alligator
  • American Alligator in the Sweetwater Strand area of the Florida Everglades. This was taken in the beginning of mating season, when they tend to get a little aggressive.
    American Alligator
  • This young alligator is probably close to its first birthday judging by the size and yellow banding on the tail and body. At this stage, it is no longer hunted by storks, herons, and raccoons and before long they will in turn become the prey. This clearly well-fed youngster was found sunning in the Fakahatchee Strand in Collier County, Fl.
    Alligator Yearling
  • In some parts of the Fakahatchee Strand in the northwestern Florida Everglades, it is very common to wade into areas heavily populated with alligators - especially if there are floating logs with sunshine for them to bask in. I managed to get quite close to this one. While alert, it stayed calm as long as I moved slowly and stayed low in the water with it.
    Juvenile Alligator
  • Mother and baby alligator basking in the morning sun. Photographed in the Fakahatchee Strand in Collier County, Florida.
    Mother Alligator and Baby
  • A young adult alligator with a freshly caught great blue heron. An incredible sight to see in person!
    American Alligator with Great Blue Heron
  • An alligator swims by slowly in the Sweetwater Strand with a great blue heron in its mouth.
    American Alligator with Great Blue Heron
  • Extreme close-up of an adult alligator's mouth in the Florida Everglades.
    Gator Teeth